Tag: emotional intelligence
Two Reasons People Feel Insecure at Work and How Leaders Can Help
I had a fascinating conversation with executive coach and author Lisa McLeod during her recent LinkedIn Live presentation, Why You Feel Insecure at Work (and How to Fix It). To a certain extent, we define... Continue reading
In Forbes: How To Look For All The Possibilities To Be Successful In Conflict
This post originally appeared on Forbes. In the face of truly competing needs and the polarizing conflicts on both local and global scales, it’s become incredibly difficult to bring people together in most situations. But... Continue reading
3 Pieces of Advice to Help You Handle Executives Who Put People Down
One of my COO clients is a consistent champion for positive organizational culture. He invests both time and money in hiring strong people and supporting them to do their best work. But he’s facing a... Continue reading
In Forbes: How To Communicate Better At Work Easily And Accomplish More
This post originally appeared on Forbes. Some people seem to know instinctively how to get along with others at work: how to make other people comfortable yet get their own points across without friction. This... Continue reading
In Forbes: Giving People Room To Grow Leads To Greater Overall Success
This post originally appeared on Forbes. Most people consider calling someone a “genius” a tremendous compliment. If you asked the average person what that means, they might picture Albert Einstein and define “genius” as having... Continue reading
What Makes Imposter Syndrome So Frightening? Three Ways to Help You Cope
It amazes me how many talented people say they have imposter syndrome. Recently, I’ve been hearing about this in both coaching calls and social situations. It bothers me because the term has become a catchall... Continue reading
Being Authentic Has Even More Value for You Than for Your People
I had an interesting conversation with an executive coaching client recently. He’s a direct, candid person, and he expects everyone to behave that way with him. He was concerned that if he was less than... Continue reading
How to Organize a Full Cascade of Direct Communication That Actually Works
Recently, when I was talking with Michael Piperno of the Leadership Communication podcast, he asked me a question that I hear often in many different forms: How do you create appropriately cascading communications where there... Continue reading